Nashville People in Business: July 7

Banking and Finance

At CapStar Bank, Sandra Frazier has joined as a financial services representative. Previously, Frazier was a client service specialist with SunTrust Bank. Kevin Teh has joined as an HRIS specialist. Previously, Teh was an HRIS/payroll specialist with Oreck Corp. Daniel Fox has joined as a treasury analyst. Previously, Fox was a financial analyst with FTN Financial. Wade Woodruff has joined as a data and product specialist. Previously, Woodruff was a BSA/AML Compliance Specialist with Comdata. Amanda Kimberly has joined as a portfolio manager. Previously, Kimberly was a credit analyst with Sumner Bank and Trust. Ty Cusick has joined as a credit analyst. Previously, Cusick was a business development officer with United Community Bank. Kerri Greer has joined as a loan operations specialist. Previously, Greer was a loan support/project manager with Civic Bank & Trust. Jennifer O'Bannon has joined as a loan operations specialist. Previously, O'Bannon was a sales analyst with Gaylord. Tony Cassiol has joined as a senior vice president of C&I commercial lending. Previously, Cassiol was a SVP with Bank of America.

Forrest Perkins has joined The Crichton Group as a producer. Previously, Perkins was in sales with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.

Miles Kirkland has joined Truxton Trust as vice president and portfolio manager. Previously, Kirkland was a portfolio manager with Mastrapasqua Asset Management.

Jeff Black has been promoted to co-director of equity research at Avondale Partners LLC. Previously, Black was a senior research analyst.

At CapStar Bank, Jan Holler has been promoted to the correspondent banking group. Previously, Holler was administration assistant to the CEO. Tate Myers has been promoted to risk officer of the health-care lending group. Previously, Myers was credit officer. Lisa Fletcher has been promoted to senior credit officer of commercial lending. Previously, Fletcher was senior credit officer of commercial real estate. Dale Willett has been promoted to senior risk officer for consumer, retail, private banking and small business underwriting. Previously, Willett was senior risk officer of commercial finance.

Education

Cecilia Tregelles was awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship by the U.S. Dept. of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The award provides support for Tregelles to study abroad and participate in an international internship at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea, during the 2013-14 academic year.

Judge Alberto Gonzales has been named to the board of directors for The Jason Foundation.

Health care

Joseph Mazzo has joined River Park Hospital as chief operating officer. Previously, Mazzo was vice president of clinical operations and administrative director of critical care services with Centennial Medical Center.

Michael Bernui was given the Paul Grayson Smith Sr. D.O. Osteopathic Physician of the Year Award by the Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association. The award is given annually by TOMA to a Tennessee osteopathic physician who has unselfishly dedicated time and talents to both the community and the profession of osteopathic medicine.

Pelayo Correa earned the distinguished achievement award from the American Gastroenterological Association.

Leila August, M.D., was awarded board certification in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. August, who has been medical director of HighPoint Hospice since January 2011, also is a board-certified family practice physician on staff at Sumner Regional Medical Center.

Belmont University School of Physical Therapy was named Outstanding Volunteer Group of the Year by the Susan G. Komen Leadership Conference.

Gregory R. Weaver, M.D., was awarded Fellow in the American College of Radiology. The award is one of the highest honors the ACR can bestow on a radiologist, radiation oncologist or medical physicist. ACR fellows demonstrate a history of service to the college, organized radiology, teaching or research. About 10 percent of ACR members achieve this distinction.

Tennessee Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association has named Carmen Voelz and Dawn Cashion to the board of directors.

Insurance

Alden DeFeo has joined The Crichton Group as a customer service agent. Previously, DeFeo was with Fridrich, Pinson & Rothberg.

Law

Tayo Atanda has joined Bone McAllester Norton PLLC as an attorney. Previously, Atanda was a program coordinator with Oasis Center.

Erica Vick has been promoted to senior public policy adviser at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. Previously, Vick was associate.

Darlene T. Marsh has been named to the board of directors for the Tennessee Bar Association's Environmental Law Section.

Logistics & Transportation

Paul Ayers has joined Choptank Transport as general manager. Previously, Ayers was vice president of logistics with Conard Logistics.

Nicole Maynard has been named to the board of directors for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

Media & Marketing

Audrey Webster has joined McNeely Pigott & Fox as a staff associate. Previously, Webster was an intern with Scripps Network Interactive.

Music & Entertainment

John Gaburick has joined TNA Entertainment as executive vice president of television production. Previously, Gaburick was a vice president of television production with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Other

Dr. Sheila Dawling has joined Aegis Sciences Corp. as a vice president of laboratory operations.

Mary Brette Clippard has joined Music City Center as a communications coordinator.

Lori Ogden has joined Operation Stand Down Nashville Inc. as director of development. Previously, Ogden was director of development with High Hopes Inclusive Preschool and Pediatric Therapy Clinic.

Kelly Babcock, EIT, has joined Gresham, Smith and Partners as a transportation engineer.

Rick Ziegler has joined SSRCx to extend the company's service line to include building enclosure commissioning. Previously, Ziegler was a regional office manager with ATI.

Gene Robertson and Rob Simons have joined Petra Coach as entrepreneur coaches.

Shawna Carter has joined Noise New Media in graphic design and branding. Previously, Carter was a UX designer with Sparkart.

Jason Perry and Ben Nelson have been promoted to associate principals at Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates. Previously, Perry and Nelson were associates.

Dr. Rebecca Heltsley has been promoted to vice president of research and development at Aegis Sciences Corp. Previously, Heltsley was senior research scientist and assistant vice president of research and development.

Ian Manning has been promoted to audit partner at DGLF CPAs & Business Advisors. Previously, Manning was audit manager.

Guy Brown was awarded Supplier of the Year by the Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council.

Opal Bohannon was awarded Tennessee's Salute to Senior Service Award by Home Instead Senior Care.

Scott Walter was awarded 2013 Best of Middle Tennessee by the Middle Tennessee Award Program for crawl space, foundation and waterproofing contractors.

Jim Sherraden was awarded the 2013 Silver Medal by the The American Advertising Federation's Nashville Chapter. The award is AAF's highest individual recognition.

Beth Duffield has joined Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce as vice president of workforce development. Previously, Duffield was director of development in the College of Liberal Arts with Middle Tennessee State University.

At Gould Turner Group, Matthew McCrary and Rebecca Shew have joined as architectural interns.

Patrick Larkin has joined Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art as senior vice president of gardens and facilities. Previously, Larkin was executive director with Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.

Wayne Lowman has joined Maynard Select as a senior vice president. Previously, Lowman was director of commercial development with Lee Company.

John Baxter has been promoted to vice president of health services at Corrections Corporation of America. Previously, Baxter was director of mental health services.

Bonnie Richardson has been promoted to director of development at High Hopes Inc. Previously, Richardson was development assistant.

Sara Houghland was awarded the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship. The program provides $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools and who serve as models for their fellow students.

Anna Page was awarded Top 250 Florists of the Year by Teleflora International. Her shop, Nashville's Rebel Hill Florist, has won this award for nine consecutive years. The award is given based on quality standards, customer service and sales.

Scott Walter was awarded 2013 Best of Middle Tennessee by the Middle Tennessee Award Program for crawl space, foundation and waterproofing contractors.

Jim Sherraden was awarded a 2013 Silver Medal by the American Advertising Federation's Nashville chapter.

Real estate

Beverly Jones, Renee Cochran Cline and Josh Stimpson have joined Bob Parks Realty as agents. Jones and Stimpson are affiliate brokers in the Sumner office.

Sydney Grigg and Megan Smithwick have joined Zeitlin & Co. Realtors as brokers.

Rebekah Shaffer Malone has joined McArthur Sanders Real Estate as an affiliate broker.

Technology

Craig Anderson has joined ATIBA Software LLC as a chief architect.

Taylor Ramsey has joined Cumberland Consulting Group as director of business development. Previously, Ramsey was a client executive with Surgical Information Systems.

Lance Jones has joined Crosslin Technologies as an information security consultant.

Monty Rains has joined PixelFLEX as chief operating officer. Previously, Rains was vice president of corporate development with Oasktone Publishing.

Christopher Christi has joined Brandon Technology Consulting Inc. as director of business development. Previously, Christi was a federal account manager with Veeam Software.

Rebeccah Hartman has joined Metova as office manager. Previously, Hartman was a teller coordinator with SunTrust Bank.

At InfoWorks Inc., Brett Carver, Jason Dunnivant and Josh Powell have joined as technical consultants. Previously, Dunnivant was an assistant director with Tennessee General Assembly, and Powell was a Web applications developer with Asurion.

Adam Smith has joined as a business consultant. Previously, Smith was a performance management consultant with Mission Financial Services.

Caleb Hamilton has been promoted to software development manager at Metova. Previously, Hamilton was lead developer.

Andrew Kent has joined DSi as a senior project manager. Daniel Mink has joined DSi as a senior review manager. Previously, Mink was a certified litigation support project manager with Document Technologies Inc. Abigayle Needham has joined DSi as a review manager. Previously, Needham was a project coordinator with Deloitte.